Finising touches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up goes the last couple pieces of trim and the shell is done. The contractor went from a gravel pad to the finished building shell in 6 1/2 days.

Almost there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The crew is taking lunch on day 6 of the initial construction. What I mean by that I have a contract with company that does post frame structures. They will build the shell and do the subfloor. I will then come in and will be responsible for interior walls, electrical insulation finish work etc.

What a Difference 2 Days make

 

 

Here we are on day 5 they have made quite a bit of progress. It won't be long now until benchwork starts to go up.

Have a great and safe day everyone.

1 to 1 Scale Build Progressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The contractor crew is showing up for the start of day 3 and much progress is happening. Some nice progress was made on day 2. While the pros are doing the building I am continuing to tweak my track plan. DCC installs and other fun stuff.

First day of work

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here we go the end of day 1 construction.

Building begins

 

 

After several years of planning and saving. Followed by multiple delays related to COVID 19. So it begins. About 10 days before Christmas, construction starts on my train shed. This will be a 24x44 building next to the house. In the new structure 23 X 31 will be train room with the remainder being storage and a garden shed.

Names may have changed but still as exciting

 

All in all this has been a great experience trying recreate my railfan experiences from growing up in the 70s and 80s. Even though nothing has been built yet. Seeing the BN in the latter part of the rainbow period. The MILW going over to a short line, the UP transitioning from a light use branch line to bona fide main line with CP run through, then the rise of the MRL made for some wonderful railfan memories. One of the things that I think is remarkable is that in the merger mania of the last 50 years is the area surrounding my home town had 3 class 1 roads and a regional at the start of 1970. In 2020 it still has 3 Class 1s and a regional as well as a short line even though all the names have changed.For those who may be asking Bonner County Idaho had in:

1970

Great Northern  transcontinental route

Northern Pacific  transcontinental route

Milwaukee Road Metaline Falls branch

Spokane International mainline 

2020

BNSF northern transcontinental route

Union Pacifc Spokane Subdivision Mainline to Canada

Canadian Pacific run through agreement on UP

Montana Rail Link mainline

Pend Oreille Valley shortline